Did the Talmud warn us about ‘Cocaine Bear’?
Turns out Jewish texts have a bit to say about dangerous bears (if not cocaine)
Turns out Jewish texts have a bit to say about dangerous bears (if not cocaine)
Colombian authorities detained an Israeli sailor on suspicion of drug trafficking after more than 200 kilograms of cocaine was found aboard his yacht last week, The Times of Israel reported. Roy Erez, 39, was arrested while sailing from Panama to Jamaica, a piece of his trip around the world. Erez’s sister, Karina Erez Azoulay, wrote…
Beloved Israeli children’s television star Yuval Shem Tov, also known as “Yuval Hamebulbal” (Yuval the Befuddled), confessed to purchasing cocaine from a drug ring, the Times of Israel reported Wednesday. Three people were arrested two weeks ago at an apartment in Tel Aviv as part of a police sting in connection to widespread distribution of…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Several Obama administration-era security officials are claiming that the administration’s pursuit of the Iran nuclear deal frustrated their pursuit of what they described as Hezbollah’s expanding drug-dealing empire. In a long article published over the weekend, Politico quoted three officials who ran Operation Cassandra, a task force principally run by the Drug…
A jailed drug dealer won nearly $6,000 from the British government after being denied kosher food in prison — only to see the government take back the money as it tries to claw back his ill-gotten profits. Frederick Colverson was convicted of conspiring to supply class A drugs and sentenced to 25 years in prison…
Two kitchen assistants who used to work for British Jewish celebrity chef Nigella Lawson have alleged that she was a regular user of cocaine and other drugs, according to reports of a court hearing published by several national British media on Tuesday. The two women are being prosecuted for fraud and the allegation against Lawson…
Apparently, America’s favorite squeaky clean celebrity spent some time in rehab this year. According to E!News, the 25-year-old actor completed treatment roughly five months ago for what was initially thought to be alcohol abuse. But sources told TMZ that Efron, set to star as a frat boy in Seth Rogen’s upcoming film “Neighbors,” was actually…
Law enforcement took note that the members of a drug ring in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn were keeping unusual hours. What drew attention was not when the pushers were doing business, but rather when they weren’t. According to the New York Daily News, a group of apparently Jewish men have been indicted for running a shomer…
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